pnea - ANSWER Refers to breathing, respiration.
-thermo - ANSWER Refers to heat.
Hyper- - ANSWER Refers to over, above
Hypo- - ANSWER Refers to under, below
Define hyperthermia - ANSWER Abnormally high body temperature, especially that is induced for therapeutic purposes. When a patient...
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-pnea - ANSWER Refers to breathing, respiration.
-thermo - ANSWER Refers to heat.
Hyper- - ANSWER Refers to over, above
Hypo- - ANSWER Refers to under, below
Define hyperthermia - ANSWER Abnormally high body temperature, especially that is induced for
therapeutic purposes. When a patient's body temperature increases above the normal body
temperature range.
identify the causes of hyperthermia - ANSWER Any event that increases cellular metabolism also
increases body temperature.
Define hypothermia - ANSWER Low body temperature. When a patient's body temperature falls below
the normal body temperature range.
identify the causes of hypothermia - ANSWER Can be caused by prolong exposure to cold environmental
temperatures, trauma to the hypothalamus, or medically induced.
Define tachypnea - ANSWER Abnormal rapidity of breathing. Used to describe an increase respiratory
rates greater than 20 breaths/min in an adult patient.
identify the causes of tachypnea - ANSWER Exercise, fever, anxiety, pain, infection, heart failure, chest
trauma, decreased oxygen in the blood, and central nervous system disease.
Define bradypnea - ANSWER Abnormal slowness of breathing. Used to describe a decrease in the
respiratory rate.
,identify the causes of bradypnea - ANSWER Results from the depression of the respiratory center of the
brain and is most common with drug overdoses, head trauma and hypothermia.
Diaphoresis: - ANSWER Profuse sweating.
Febrile: - ANSWER Pertaining to or characterized by fever.
Ventilation: - ANSWER Mechanical movement of air into and out of the lungs.
Apnea: - ANSWER Not breathing.
Used to describe the absence of spontaneous ventilation.
Dyspnea: - ANSWER Used to describe difficult breathing.
Orthopnea - ANSWER Refers to difficulty breathing (dyspnea) unless sitting up or standing up.
Auscultation: - ANSWER Listening to the sounds of the body, typically through the use of a stethoscope.
Apical pulses: - ANSWER Pulse rates obtained from placing a stethoscope over the heart and counting
each heartbeat to measure the pulse rate.
Pulse oximeter: - ANSWER A noninvasive, photoelectric device used for determining the oxygen
saturation of the blood as well as the patient's pulse rate.
Systolic: - ANSWER Pertaining to the tightening, or a period of contraction of the heart, especially that of
the ventricles.
Diastolic - ANSWER Pertaining to dilation, or a period of relaxation of the heart, especially that of the
ventricles.
, Orthostatic hypotension - ANSWER A decrease in systolic blood pressure of 20 mmHg or a decrease in
diastolic blood pressure of 10 mm Hg within three minutes of standing compared with the blood
pressure from the sitting or supine position.
Syncope: - ANSWER Fainting or a sudden temporary loss of consciousness.
Tissue hypoxia: - ANSWER A term used to describe an inadequate amount of oxygen at the cellular
(tissue) level. (low levels of oxygen in tissues)
Hypoxemia: - ANSWER Pertains to a below-normal level of oxygen in the blood. (A decrease in oxygen
tension (concentration) in the blood.)
Atelectasis: - ANSWER A condition in which the airways or the air sacs in the lung partially or completely
collapse or do not expand properly. (a lack of air that leads to a collapse of a lung)
Pneumothorax: - ANSWER The presence of air or gas in the space between the lungs and the chest wall
(pleural cavity). (air in the pleural cavity that leads to a collapsed lung) (two different causes of a collapse
lung - one with air and one without air) (pneumo = air)
Pleural effusion: - ANSWER An increase in the amount of fluid or the buildup of fluid between the tissues
that line the lungs and the chest. Usually as the result of inflammation. (fluid in the pleural cavity)
WHAT IS MASLOW'S HIERACHY OF HUMAN NEEDS?: - ANSWER · Most basic needs are at the bottom, the
first level of need.
1.) physiologic needs: food, shelter, clothing, sexual gratification
2.) Safety
3.) Belongingness and love
4.) esteem
5.) need to know and understand
6.)Aesthetics
7.) Self-actualization
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